By Flutter Go To PostSay whatMoon rocks!!
By Laboured Go To Post"by any means necessary" might be the most sublime addendum ever given the context.
By DY_nasty Go To PostSpace Force bitches
Getting that sweet, sweet moon oil
Isn't moon dust potentially one of the most valuable materials we know of?
Not like China is gonna lose sleep over a few dead astronauts. And have you seen their space shuttle? lol.
By DY_nasty Go To PostNo bullshit it's about that long awaited Helium-3 gold Rush
That's the one.
Always surprised me that there was not a mad rush to get that shit from the moon after hearing about its values years ago.
Same with trying to mine asteroids. They are meant to be worth 100s of billions each because of the different materials.
So basically the Tory government are going nope out of the IVs and then say "well that's very nice, we don't care" afterwards.
By Shanks D Zoro Go To PostThat's the one.
Always surprised me that there was not a mad rush to get that shit from the moon after hearing about its values years ago.
Same with trying to mine asteroids. They are meant to be worth 100s of billions each because of the different materials.
The costs of going into space are insanely high. Which is why spaceX making reusable rockets is so important.
By Cleff Go To Post
I don’t think that’s the way it would go. If they were to get a majority at the next general election it would be far enough after the referendum that they would be much less of an issue with asking the electorate to vote on any deal they negotiate with the EU.
By Shanks D Zoro Go To PostThat's the one.The problem is space wants to kill you at every step of the way. How much do you value human life? We know Chinese government doesn't give a fuck.
Always surprised me that there was not a mad rush to get that shit from the moon after hearing about its values years ago.
Same with trying to mine asteroids. They are meant to be worth 100s of billions each because of the different materials.
All about the spin
No greater cause to die for thanthe privatization of a new frontier exploration and pushing the whole of mankind
No greater cause to die for than
Self absorbed Americans don't care until it's profitable that's why things are normally left up to the government to first do the R&D. Then you can come in later and claim how great you are like SpaceX.
It was always too expensive. The human cost wasn't really a factor in the first place if you look at the history. There's blood all over the launch pads and memorials around every corner...
When you look the other way like Russia and China though, you can skip a lot of the hurdles and hard lessons while moving full speed ahead - especially when stolen technology is giving you a few bonus points to start out.
When you look the other way like Russia and China though, you can skip a lot of the hurdles and hard lessons while moving full speed ahead - especially when stolen technology is giving you a few bonus points to start out.
By Lunatic Go To PostThe problem is space wants to kill you at every step of the way. How much do you value human life? We know Chinese government doesn't give a fuck.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
Pretending like the US does is cute.
By Random Ass Username Go To Posthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disasterIt's fascinating reading about the disasters during the space race, especially what happened with the first man Russia sent to space.
Pretending like the US does is cute.
Some dudes knew they weren't coming back. One guy was such a bro (Vladimir Komarov) he took his pal's place. He also requested an open casket so that what they did couldn't be ignored.
Warning there's a gruesome photo in there
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/astronaut-vladimir-komarov-man-fell-space-1967/
Warning there's a gruesome photo in there
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/astronaut-vladimir-komarov-man-fell-space-1967/
By Random Ass Username Go To Posthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disasterWho is pretending? The point is that it almost killed the entire program. White American life is at a premium.
Pretending like the US does is cute.
By Lunatic Go To PostWho is pretending? The point is that it almost killed the entire program. White American life is at a premium.This is why diversity is important so others can die at their place.
By DY_nasty Go To PostIt was always too expensive. The human cost wasn't really a factor in the first place if you look at the history. There's blood all over the launch pads and memorials around every corner…Bruh your country loses their shit over micro aggressions. Why do you think it's so damn expensive to send people to space?
When you look the other way like Russia and China though, you can skip a lot of the hurdles and hard lessons while moving full speed ahead - especially when stolen technology is giving you a few bonus points to start out.
By Lunatic Go To PostWho is pretending? The point is that it almost killed the entire program.it didn't do anything other than create a ton of internal shifts - and that was about the cost of losing a full crew and ship lol. neither grow on trees
the tv movies and media really had kids and onlookers thinking that it was some huge gutcheck moment when it was anything but. its one of america's first hard jaunts into disaster porn media if anything. the space program felt a speed bump from the points of failure, not the dead.
By Lunatic Go To PostBruh your country loses their shit over micro aggressions. Why do you think it's so damn expensive to send people to space?yeah if you want to argue surface level memery, go ahead...
you can always google the dead astroanauts, engineers, and test pilots that never even got an evening special if you want to really understand how we've accepted human loss as a part of the process when it comes to aerospace advancement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight-related_accidents_and_incidents?fbclid=IwAR24SGtpvPF2y0huSXB23H9_4XtavnoIsQdwTtwkiWvNBmVK4C-DtmBNfks#During_training_or_testing
And even going more broad "human toll" is whatever. Between wars, genocide, sex and labor exploitation, opioid crisis, droning, gun massacres, private prisons I'd say one of the most expendable things on earth is a human life. Long as we pick the right people and continue to have the shittiest attention spans ever pfftt.
And even going more broad "human toll" is whatever. Between wars, genocide, sex and labor exploitation, opioid crisis, droning, gun massacres, private prisons I'd say one of the most expendable things on earth is a human life. Long as we pick the right people and continue to have the shittiest attention spans ever pfftt.
Safety only matters to the government if you paid money for a product because a harmful product will get in the way of profits.
i was gonna say PEPCON and all the shit at cape canneveral that's never really reported on heavily just to start out
people die all the time just leading up to launches and its no ones interest to report those instances of harm to what people deem non-essential personnel
people die all the time just leading up to launches and its no ones interest to report those instances of harm to what people deem non-essential personnel
Shit, if the government or private company wanna go on ahead and pay for my life insurance ($3 million policy at minimum), just sign me up. I'd be worth more dead, and it's a sacrifice for my family I'm willing to make.
Bruh I'm talking is narrow view of manned spaceflight. These are massive public events. The amount of redundancies for life support systems are insane. People already now don't care about space imagine if the next moon mission explodes carrying humans. That thing would be shelved to our another two decades.
By Lunatic Go To PostBruh I'm talking is narrow view of manned spaceflight. These are massive public events. The amount of redundancies for life support systems are insane. People already now don't care about space imagine if the next moon mission explodes carrying humans. That thing would be shelved to our another two decades.You're overvaluing what people 'caring' actually means and framing all this to the very very end of the process imo
all you ever had to do was remove big events from the spotlight and its out of sight, out of mind - and that's exactly how all the dirty work gets done to set the stage in the first place. with the privatization of space flight in general, and an increasing contractor bloat in the DoD regarding all that anyways, people wouldn't even be given the privilege of following along until they got matt damon flying shotgun lol
during the space race with russia it was a very different thing because the world was following along. very different circumstances. that was political - and the largest struggles in aerospace have ALWAYS come from the political bullshit too but that's another tangent. this new run that's coming up will be all economic frontiering.... and when it comes to that shit humanity as a whole generally trips over itself with how quickly they can throw lives away for $$
"95% of us occupy only 10% of the land. "
1/3 of the land is desert
then there are the frozen hellscapes
islands that can't sustain shit
and places where mining and industry fucked up the area so bad no one can reside there anymore*
*see Iron Mountain Mine California and Centralia Pennsylvania
1/3 of the land is desert
then there are the frozen hellscapes
islands that can't sustain shit
and places where mining and industry fucked up the area so bad no one can reside there anymore*
*see Iron Mountain Mine California and Centralia Pennsylvania
By DY_nasty Go To Posti was gonna say PEPCON and all the shit at cape canneveral that's never really reported on heavily just to start outIn what industry, or even aspect of life is this not true? I would actually say the deaths from NASA is crazy low all things considered. Hell, more people have probably died from wind turbines than from working at NASA.
people die all the time just leading up to launches and its no ones interest to report those instances of harm to what people deem non-essential personnel
By diehard Go To PostIn what industry, or even aspect of life is this not true? I would actually say the deaths from NASA is crazy low all things considered. Hell, more people have probably died from wind turbines than from working at NASA.look man im trying to be nicer and less "everything is death and pain" this year lol
LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain told Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday that she would step down if Parliament approved her plan for withdrawal from the European Union.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/world/europe/theresa-may-resignation.html
“I have heard very clearly the mood of the parliamentary party,” Mrs. May told Tory lawmakers. “I know there is a desire for a new approach, and new leadership, in the second phase of the Brexit negotiations, and I won’t stand in the way of that.”
The prime minister did not specify when she would step down. But the European Union has said that it would approve an extension in the Brexit process to May 22, if her plan gained approval.
British politics are hilarious.